Along the way, the giant is creating shock waves and triggering star formation.
FEBRUARY 25, 2023 11:47 IST
BY
AMIT MALEWAR
There is evidence of a rogue Supermassive black hole ripping through space and interacting with the circumgalactic medium, according to researchers from Canada, Australia, and the United States (CGM.) The giant is also causing shock waves and starting star formation.
Identifying runway SMBHs is of obvious interest but difficult. There are several ways for a supermassive black hole (SMBH) to escape from the center of a galaxy. The first step is always a galaxy merger, forming a binary SMBH. If a third SMBH reaches the galaxy’s center before the binary merges, a three-body interaction can impart a large velocity to one of the SMBHs leading to its escape from the nucleus.
However, despite their theoretical foundations, it is challenging to locate these rogue SMBHs. In 2021, astronomers discovered one of the top contenders, 230 million light-years distant.
The authors saw unusual movement and speed, indicating a recent disruption. However, they could not determine whether they had witnessed a gravitational wave recoil event, a double black hole system, or an ongoing galaxy merger.
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